According to Hegel, there are three components that go into a successful work of art: the thesis, the antithesis, and the synthesis. In simpler terms, it means chaos and serenity combine to create unity in a work. This also means utilizing the soul (the thesis) and the real world (the antithesis) to create the product (the synthesis).

Theodor W. Adorno’s Bed, 2016

24" x 36"

Acrylic on Canvas

Adorno’s ideas on aesthetics combined Immanuel Kant’s notion of the existence of “high art,” Georg Hegel’s concept of art requiring intellectual import and Karl Marx’s idea that art must have some amount of embeddedness in society and put these thoughts together into what he referred to as “the social antithesis of society.” He means this insofar as art’s resolution can only be understood if society transformed as a whole to comprehend it.

Portrait, Fall 2015

Acrylic on Canvas

Evan's Bed, 2016

24" x 32"

Acrylic, Charcoal on Canvas

When I think of what my bed would be, I immediately thought of my posters. They are what I associate with being home, being comfortable. So this work is how I would express my room, my bed.

André, 2015

8' x 4'

Spray and Acrylic on Drywall

Pharmacy, 2015

24" x 30"

Acrylic on Canvas

Ernest Hemingway, 2015

24" x 30"

Acrylic on Canvas

Owl & Tree, 2015

5' x 3'

Acrylic on Canvas

Man at Night (Midnight Coyboy), 2013

12" x 12"

Acrylic on Canvas

Untitled, 2013

18" x 24"

Gouache on Illustration Board

One of my first paintings. Ahhh, this sucks.

Dave Brubeck Cover, 2013

10" x 10"

Gouache on Illustration Board

Dragon Banner, July 2016

6 ft x 6 ft

Ink, Vinegar, Coffee, Ashes, Acrylic on Canvas

Kandinsky? (2016)

6 ft x 6 ft

Vinegar, Acrylic, Charcoal, Colored Pencil, Ink

A group of over 20 people were involved in the process of this piece

Georg W. F. Hegel's Bed, 2016

36" x 24"

Acrylic, Charcoal on Canvas

According to Hegel, there are three components that go into a successful work of art: the thesis, the antithesis, and the synthesis. In simpler terms, it means chaos and serenity combine to create unity in a work. This also means utilizing the soul (the thesis) and the real world (the antithesis) to create the product (the synthesis).

Theodor W. Adorno’s Bed, 2016

24" x 36"

Acrylic on Canvas

Adorno’s ideas on aesthetics combined Immanuel Kant’s notion of the existence of “high art,” Georg Hegel’s concept of art requiring intellectual import and Karl Marx’s idea that art must have some amount of embeddedness in society and put these thoughts together into what he referred to as “the social antithesis of society.” He means this insofar as art’s resolution can only be understood if society transformed as a whole to comprehend it.

Portrait, Fall 2015

Acrylic on Canvas

Evan's Bed, 2016

24" x 32"

Acrylic, Charcoal on Canvas

When I think of what my bed would be, I immediately thought of my posters. They are what I associate with being home, being comfortable. So this work is how I would express my room, my bed.